Civil Protection Department

Components

The National Civil Protection service is organised as a complex system. Within the system, the responsibility in the activities of forecasting, prevention, relief and overcoming emergency situations are assigned to several Bodies and operative structures, .due to the complexity of the domestic situation of risks actually requires the coordinated and synergic use of all the skills and resources available.

Article 6, paragraph 1, of law n. 225 dated February 24, 1992 actually lays down the components of the National Service:

State administrations

Provincial councils

Municipalities

Mountain communities

Besides local boards, there are other organizations and institutions that might concur to manage a civil protection event. The following are also components:

Public boards

Institutes and scientific research groups with civil protection purposes

At the various levels, the components of civil protection have to deepen the risk knowledge and envisage useful interventions to reduce the possibility of catastrophes occurrence and to limit possible damage. Information to the population and indications about rules of behaviour are fundamental in order to protect the territory from possible risks.

Click on one region of the map to know how the civil protection works at regional level.